Even as the number of bankruptcy filings ticked up in March
compared to February-perhaps a few related to the harsh winter-they were
still a lot fewer filings than last year.

Some 197 filings were recorded in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in
Manchester, up from the 163 who filed in February. But that's still
26 percent fewer than last year, and the least since March 1990, unless
you count 2006, the year after the law changed to make it more difficult
to file for bankruptcy.

Nine of the March 2015 business-related filings are listed below.
Two filed as a business, but there were seven households that filed with
recent business-related debt. As in past practice, NHBR will list the
related businesses, but not the individuals. It is possible that some
businesses listed are still operating: